Friday, December 17, 2004

Some other Google news

According to the most recent Nature, the American Chemical Society is taking Google to court over Google's use of the name "Scholar". The ACS produce a database called "SciFinder Scholar" and are concerned that users will get confused. The American Library Association has been asked by Google Watch to ask Google to ensure that users of the recently announced digital books are ensured anonymity. Google records information about each visitor (IP address, and so on) to its sites.

About Browsing's author

A Learning and Teaching Services Librarian at the University of Leicester (health sciences, medicine, operating department practice, biological and other sciences). And a Clinical Librarian at University Hospitals of Leicester (cancer, cardiology, genetics, haematology, nephrology, urology, vascular).